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Biography

Early life

He was born in Naperville, Illinois and began his foray into comedy writing as a radio DJ for WIDB, his local college station at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Inspired by his local success, he decided to go to Chicago and, under the pretense of doing a radio-show interview, spoke with members of The Second City to see what it took to make a career in performing and writing comedy. While in Chicago, he ran into former Second City director Del Close (who had mentored the likes of Bill Murray and John Belushi) at a bookstore. Odenkirk nervously struck up a conversation with Close and asked if he would mind being interviewed. He agreed and they went back to Close's apartment, where their conversation inspired Odenkirk to seek work as a comedian. Incorporated City in 1890. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... WIDB is the student-run radio station at Southern Illinois University. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Second City redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Del Close (March 9, 1934–March 4, 1999), along with Keith Johnstone and Viola Spolin, is considered one of the premier influences on modern improvisational theater. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. ... John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and musician, notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House and The Blues Brothers. ... A bookstore. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ...

Career

Odenkirk immediately moved to Chicago three credits shy of graduation and got involved in the local improv and comedy scene. He started in improv workshops and doing open-mic stand-up comedy. After a few years, he had made several friends as a result — one of whom was then-future Saturday Night Live writer Robert Smigel. It was through his friendship with Smigel he began submitting his work to SNL and was eventually hired as a writer. While still at Second City, Odenkirk wrote such memorable characters as Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, for actor Chris Farley (who carried the character into SNL and prominently acknowledged Odenkirk's authorship). Odenkirk was initially elated to be working for SNL, but after a while he became more and more frustrated with the politics of the show and rarely got any of his work on air. Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... An Open Mike is a live show where anyone can be an audience member or a performer. ... Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience, with the absence of the theatrical fourth wall. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American humorist and performer best known for his Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. ... Matt Foley portrayed by Chris Farley. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ...

While on a writers' strike from Saturday Night Live following the 1987–88 season, Odenkirk was part of an improvisational comedy revue in Chicago with fellow SNL writers Robert Smigel and Conan O'Brien called Happy Happy Good Show. Odenkirk decided to leave SNL and try working in Los Angeles. Around this time, he visited his friend Steve Meisner, who informed him that the TV show Get a Life was looking for writers. Odenkirk submitted some material and was accepted onto the show. Though Get a Life was cancelled fairly quickly, Odenkirk made several important friends on the show who later helped him get a job writing for The Dennis Miller Show. There, he made his acting debut and was noticed by Ben Stiller, who later hired him as a writer and actor for The Ben Stiller Show. While working on Ben Stiller, Odenkirk met fellow writer David Cross, and after The Ben Stiller Show was cancelled, Odenkirk and Cross began performing in sketch-comedy shows together in LA. These sketch comedy shows eventually evolved into what became Mr. Show. Odenkirk has also made cameo appearances on Seinfeldas Ben Gelfen - Elaine's boyfriend, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Arrested Development, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. On the series The Larry Sanders Show, Odenkirk had a recurring role as Larry's oily agent, Stevie Grant. He also guest starred on an episode of Joey, "Joey and the Nemesis". Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Happy Happy Good Show was an improvisational comedy revue held at the Victory Gardens Studio Theater in Chicago during the summer of 1988. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... The Ben Stiller Show was a sketch comedy television show that aired on Fox from September 1992 to January 1993. ... David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and actor. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning, American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... Space Ghost Coast to Coast (often abbreviated as SGC2C) is an animated spoof talk show on the cable TV channel Cartoon Network in the United States, Adult Swim in Australia, Bravo in the UK, and Teletoon in Canada. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series (though not in the traditional sitcom format) starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. ... The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders. ... This is a list of recurring minor characters on the American comedy series The Larry Sanders Show. ... Joey may refer to: A nickname for Joanne, Joanna, Josephine, Joan, Joseph, Joe or Jo Joey, an infant marsupial American slang for a clown United Kingdom slang for the silver English/British coin Threepence, named after Joseph Hume In glassblowing, a Joey or diving Joey, are colloquialisms for a bubble... Joey and the Nemesis is the sixth episode of the first season of the television situation comedy Joey. ...

Other work

He was the spokesperson for Miller beer in their electoral-themed commercial campaign to become "The President of Beers" during the 2004 Elections, as well as the executive producer of Adult Swim's Tom Goes to the Mayor. A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... Miller Brewing is a large American piss maker based in Milwaukee. ... This article is about the political process. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC). ... Presidential election results map. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series on Cartoon Networks Adult Swim. ...

Odenkirk has directed three films: Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003), The Pity Card, and Let's Go to Prison (2006). Let's Go to Prison was written by two writers for the sketch comedy show The State, and starred Will Arnett of Arrested Development fame. The film failed at the box office and with critics, with many pointing out that Odenkirk's strength is sketch comedy and not long form story telling. Odenkirk has completed directing another film, The Brothers Solomon, which was released on September 7, 2007. Melvin Goes to Dinner is a 2003 film adaptation of Michael Bliedens play Phyro-Giants!, directed by Bob Odenkirk. ... Lets Go to Prison is a dark American comedy that was released in theatres November 17, 2006, starring Dax Shepard, Will Arnett and Chi McBride, and directed by Bob Odenkirk. ... The State was a half hour long sketch comedy television show, broadcast on MTV from 1993 to 1995. ... William Will Emerson Arnett (born May 5, 1970) (pronounced ) is an Emmy Award-nominated Canadian-American actor known for his role as George Oscar G.O.B Bluth II (pronounced Job, like the biblical figure[1]) on the now-cancelled FOX comedy Arrested Development. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Brothers Solomon is an upcoming comedy film expected to be released on August 31, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

His brother, Bill Odenkirk, wrote for Mr. Show and Futurama. Bob guest starred in Futurama episode "The Why of Fry" as Chaz, the mayor's aide. Bill currently writes for The Simpsons. Bill Odenkirk is an American comedy writer. ... Futurama is an animated American cartoon series created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen (also a writer for The Simpsons). ... The Why of Fry is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the animated television series Futurama. ... Simpsons redirects here. ...

In 2006, he discovered a British sketch group called Straitjacket Comedy and began promoting them because he felt that they have an evolved comic sensibility that should not remain unexposed to the comedy viewing public. Straitjacket is a comedy group from North East England, who write original comedy sketches. ...

He is also directing the Super Deluxe series Derek & Simon starring Simon Helberg and Derek Waters. Odenkirk said on The Sound of Young America podcast that he asked Helberg and Waters "you guys are so funny just talking, just hanging out, why don't we do a show where it's just you hitting on girls and failing?"^[1] Super Deluxe is an ad-supported online broadband service provided by Turner Broadcasting. ... Derek and Simon is a web based series currently posted on the website Super Deluxe. ... The Sound of Young America is a public radio program and podcast based in Los Angeles, Californiaand distributed nationally by Public Radio International. ...

Filmography

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Further reading

• Odenkirk, Naomi. Mr. Show: What Happened?! The Complete Story and Episode Guide. Squaresville Productions, September 2002.
• Klein, Robert. Patinkin, Sheldon. The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theater. Sourcebooks, October 2000.

References

External links

• Bob and David.com - Official Site
• Bob Odenkirk at the Internet Movie Database
• Bob Odenkirk on Tom Green Live - July 26, 2006
• Bob Odenkirk on Tom Green Live - April 13, 2007
• Interview With Bob Odenkirk at Scene Missing Magazine
• Bob's show on SuperDeluxe